formalFunction

P14175
predicate

Indicates that an entity serves an official or designated role or purpose within a formal structure, system, or context.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
symbolicFunction 81
officialFunction 9
nominalFunction 5

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: formalFunction
Generated description
Indicates that an entity serves an official or designated role or purpose within a formal structure, system, or context.

Sample triples (101)

Subject Object
Chief Butler of England (through associated titles)
surface form: Chief Butler of England
representation of noble service to the Crown via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Chief Butler of England (through associated titles)
surface form: Chief Butler of England
embodiment of feudal obligations at court via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Iacchus guide of initiates via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Iacchus bringer of joy in rites via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Ninotsminda Municipal Council representation of residents of Ninotsminda Municipality via predicate surface "representativeFunction" ⓘ
7 Eccles Street, Dublin representation of domestic life in Ulysses via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
7 Eccles Street, Dublin counterpoint to Stephen Dedalus’s lodgings via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
María de la Luz Cervantes victim of institutional power via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
María de la Luz Cervantes embodiment of misinterpreted reality via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Queen of Iran embodiment of modernizing image of the Pahlavi state via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" GENERATED ⓘ
Queen of Iran representation of royal family’s domestic and family life via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" GENERATED ⓘ
Hamm is Clov's master
surface form: Hamm
Embodiment of authority via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Hamm is Clov's master
surface form: Hamm
Figure of decay via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Empress of Austria embodiment of imperial dignity and family continuity via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Δεῖμος embodiment of battlefield terror via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Charles Marlow witness to the darkness in human nature via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Solimán representation of the enslaved subject in revolution via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Solimán embodiment of human cost of colonialism via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Princess Yamatohime-no-mikoto link between imperial house and Amaterasu via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Lieutenant Thomas Glahn embodiment of human conflict with nature and society via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Queen of the Hellenes national unifier via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Queen of the Hellenes representative of Greek culture via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Kampuchean People's Representative Assembly supreme state authority via predicate surface "nominalFunction" ⓘ
Kampuchean People's Representative Assembly law‑making body via predicate surface "nominalFunction" ⓘ
Children of Asclepius embodiments of medical and therapeutic functions via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Robert Danforth represents practical, utilitarian values via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Iovius to legitimize imperial authority via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Iovius to emphasize Diocletian’s senior status via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Anna Livia Plurabelle river goddess via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Anna Livia Plurabelle eternal feminine principle via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Anna Livia Plurabelle flow of language via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Anna Livia Plurabelle cycle of life and death via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Amelia internalized social repression via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Amanda Wingfield is domineering and nostalgic
surface form: Amanda Wingfield
embodiment of clinging to the past via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Amanda Wingfield is domineering and nostalgic
surface form: Amanda Wingfield
representation of the decaying Old South via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Peitho embodiment of persuasive power via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Peitho embodiment of charming speech via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Nicole Burnell voice of the surviving children via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Nicole Burnell embodiment of lost innocence via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Hester embodiment of materialism via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Hester critique of middle-class values via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
John Bates embodiment of industrial fatalism via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
John Bates trigger for Elizabeth Bates’s self-realization via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Marvin Macy embodiment of destructive passion via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Twinkle embodies cultural hybridity via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Twinkle challenges rigid notions of religious identity via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Twinkle represents spontaneity versus order via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Susan maternal loss via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Susan replacement by Juliet as surrogate daughter via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ
Crown Prince of Morocco embodiment of future Moroccan kingship via predicate surface "symbolicFunction" ⓘ